שָׂמַ֣ח is glad śā·maḥ כְּבוֹדִ֑י and my tongue kə·ḇō·w·ḏî וַיָּ֣גֶל rejoices ; way·yā·ḡel בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י my body bə·śā·rî אַף־ also ’ap̄- יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן will dwell yiš·kōn לָבֶֽטַח׃ securely . lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ Psalm 16:10 כִּ֤י׀ For kî לֹא־ You will not lō- תַעֲזֹ֣ב abandon ṯa·‘ă·zōḇ נַפְשִׁ֣י my soul nap̄·šî לִשְׁא֑וֹל to Sheol , liš·’ō·wl לֹֽא־ nor will You lō- תִתֵּ֥ן let ṯit·tên חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ Your Holy One ḥă·sî·ḏə·ḵā לִרְא֥וֹת see lir·’ō·wṯ שָֽׁחַת׃ decay . šå̄·ḥaṯ Psalm 16:11 תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮ You have made known to me tō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî אֹ֤רַח the path ’ō·raḥ חַ֫יִּ֥ים of life ; ḥay·yîm שֹׂ֣בַע You will fill me śō·ḇa‘ שְׂ֭מָחוֹת with joy mā·ḥō·wṯ פָּנֶ֑יךָ in Your presence pā·ne·ḵā אֶת־ . . . , ’eṯ- נֶֽצַח׃ with eternal ne·ṣaḥ נְעִמ֖וֹת pleasures nə·‘i·mō·wṯ בִּימִינְךָ֣ at Your right hand . bî·mî·nə·ḵā Psalm 17:1 תְּפִלָּ֗ה A prayer tə·p̄il·lāh לְדָ֫וִ֥ד of David . lə·ḏā·wiḏ שִׁמְעָ֤ה Hear , šim·‘āh יְהוָ֨ה׀ O YHWH , Yah·weh צֶ֗דֶק my righteous plea ; ṣe·ḏeq הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה listen haq·šî·ḇāh רִנָּתִ֗י to my cry . rin·nā·ṯî הַאֲזִ֥ינָה Give ear ha·’ă·zî·nāh תְפִלָּתִ֑י to my prayer — ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî שִׂפְתֵ֥י [it comes] from lips śip̄·ṯê בְּ֝לֹ֗א free of bə·lō מִרְמָֽה׃ deceit . mir·māh Psalm 17:2 מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י May my vindication miš·pā·ṭî יֵצֵ֑א come yê·ṣê מִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָ from Your presence ; mil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ may Your eyes ‘ê·ne·ḵā תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָה see te·ḥĕ·ze·nāh מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ what is right . mê·šā·rîm Psalm 17:3 בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ You have tried bā·ḥan·tā לִבִּ֨י׀ my heart ; lib·bî פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ You have visited pā·qaḏ·tā לַּ֗יְלָה [me] in the night . lay·lāh צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי You have tested me ṣə·rap̄·ta·nî תִּמְצָ֑א and found tim·ṣā בַל־ no [evil] ; ḇal- זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י I have resolved zam·mō·ṯî בַּל־ not bal- יַעֲבָר־ to sin ya·‘ă·ḇār- פִּֽי׃ with my mouth . pî Psalm 17:4 לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת As for the deeds lip̄·‘ul·lō·wṯ אָ֭דָם of men — ’ā·ḏām בִּדְבַ֣ר by the word biḏ·ḇar שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ of Your lips śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā אֲנִ֥י I ’ă·nî שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי have avoided mar·tî אָרְח֥וֹת the ways ’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ פָּרִֽיץ׃ of the violent . pā·rîṣ Psalm 17:5 אֲ֭שֻׁרַי My steps ’ă·šu·ray תָּמֹ֣ךְ have held tā·mōḵ בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָ to Your paths ; bə·ma‘·gə·lō·w·ṯe·ḵā פְעָמָֽי׃ my feet p̄ə·‘ā·māy בַּל־ have not bal- נָמ֥וֹטּוּ slipped . nā·mō·wṭ·ṭū Psalm 17:6 אֲנִֽי־ I ’ă·nî- קְרָאתִ֣יךָ call on You , qə·rā·ṯî·ḵā אֵ֑ל O God , ’êl כִֽי־ for ḵî- תַעֲנֵ֣נִי You will answer me . ṯa·‘ă·nê·nî הַֽט־ Incline haṭ-
